Apple to hold next iPad and Mac event on October 22, 2013

Apple will hold their next iPad and Mac event on Tuesday, October 22. That's according to John Paczkowski of the Wall Street Journal and fits with the time line I'm hearing as well. It also fits with what Apple did last year.

On the agenda will be the new iPad 5 we told you about back in January, the one that's as slim and thin as the iPad mini but still packs a 9.7 inch screen. Apple's been working on a Retina iPad mini as well, and if it's ready, it'll be shown off alongside its bigger brother.

Apple also has that brand new can't-innovate-anymore-Phil-Schiller's-ass Mac Pro to show off again, which should ship with OS X 10.9 Mavericks.

Still, with everything we think we know, there's a lot that still needs to play out - will there be a gold iPad? Colored iPad minis? Will the Apple A7 go A7X for the iPad 5? Will Touch ID make it onto either the full-sized or mini iPad?

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Shouldn't the title of this named "Apple to possibly hold next iPad and Mac event on October 22, 2013" instead? As this has not been made as official news, so anything coming out at this time should be speculative at this time. Not trying to nick pick (maybe I am), but just thought this is not how it should be worded, especially after I read the article sans the official Apple invite.

I think they'll at least introduce colored iPad minis, if not the iPad 5. And they'll probably bring Touch ID to the iPad 5 but most likely not to the iPad mini until at least 2014. And I think the same thing goes for the Mac. There's so many other companies with their own desktops and laptops that have some sort of touch ID. I don't understand why Apple hasn't done it yet.

It IS crazy to release everything at once in September/October (iPhones, iPads, Macs, iOS, OSX etc.).
Not only new Macs were delayed but we still don't know what AppleTV upgrade will look like or is iWatch a nice iOS accessory, will Mavericks be a free update, will iPod touch get a refresh or just a price drop, and not to mention iPad exact specifics (still 16GB ? WiFi 802.11ac ? TouchID ?). Are we waiting in vain ? I hope that the next iPhone 6 & 6C will be released June 2014.

What do you guys think is the likely hood of a new iPad mini coming out at this event? I literally just bought a 32gb iPad mini from Futureshop yesterday not knowing about a near release. Should I just return it and wait?

There have been reports in the tech news that a new mini may not be ready due to Retina problems until 2014. This happens every year. You can never tell what is reliable. I really hope there will be a iPad mini Retina display. Been saving up for one in 4g or LTE. That would be nice. I think I would return it. If the new Retina mini does not come out, you can always buy another one.

Either they'll get a silent release like the iMac next Tuesday, or they'll get a quick mention along with the MacMini at the Event. They're both just spec bumps to Haswell, so there's not much to go over.

It's unknown whether Apple will update the non-Retina MBPs. They're just a stopgap until the price of the Retina displays comes down. As soon as those displays don't have just a price premium then the non-Retina machines will go away. Whether that's this year or next year is anyone's guess.

Been waiting to advertise my iPad 4 on eBay and today was the day. Thanks for the update!

I hope to have an iPad mini look iPad 5 with TouchID and the A7 chip. I love my gold iPhone, but generally buy black iPads because for me the black bevel is better for watching video etc. New smart covers would also be nice, but I suppose that's dependent on whether they introduce new colours to the iPads.